Madrid, Spain – No be small thing dey happen for Santiago Bernabéu! Real Madrid locker room don turn to battlefield as players dey struggle for shine. On one side, we get Franco Mastantuono, the 18-year-old Argentine wonderboy wey dey capture hearts and headlines at the same time. The guy value don jump from €10 million to €50 million just like that—no be magic o, but na pure talent and some serious hustle!
As October 2025 don land, Mastantuono dey bask in the glory of his meteoric rise. Just last season, no one fit believe say him go dey this hot. Manager Xabi Alonso don really back am, and the boy don dey show say he deserve am. As Transfermarkt Spain Market Value Coordinator, Tobias Blaseio talk, “E no be expected say him go fit blend seamlessly into first team. But Alonso na man wey sabi market young talents pass Ancelotti!” (Na true, no be all coaches sabi work with young blood.)
Mastantuono no just dey shine for LaLiga, but him don also collect him national team debut for Argentina. Everything wey we see for him game dey make people talk—e no dey waste time. Every dribble and pass dey scream say, “I’m the next big thing!”
But as Mastantuono dey enjoy him rise, another star dey experience heavy rain—Vinicius Junior. Once upon a time, Vini na king wey everybody wan bow down to. But now, him na shadow of himself, as market value drop from €200 million to €150 million. Hmmm! From once dey see him as top dog, now e mean say he don dey feel the heat. Vinicius don score four goals and five assists this season, but e no dey enough to take maintain am as Madrid’s main attack dog.
According to Blaseio, “Since e no win Ballon d’Or last year, public opinion don change about am, plus new coach dey prefer Mbappé as the main man.” Na serious matter be that! Vinicius dey struggle to fit in as new boys like Mastantuono dey take the spotlight. Even Rodrygo don join am for the bench club, as him own value don also drop from €90 million to €80 million. Na wetin go happen next? Transfer saga dey loom!
As new players dey join the squad and youngsters dey shine, e show say Real Madrid dey ready to turn the table. Kylian Mbappé—the man wey dey break records. E don score hat-trick against Kairat, makin’ 60 Champions League goals in 89 matches. That one na serious fire! With him market value at €180 million, na only Lamine Yamal from Barcelona dey ahead with €200 million.
Across LaLiga, things dey shift as well. Not only Madrid dey enjoy new talent; Levante’s Karl Etta Eyong don see him value jump from €5 million to €20 million. E get as e be!
In a world wey football dey turn fast, will Mastantuono keep rising? Can Vinicius find back hin form, or go join Vino for bench jollof? Na so e be, as the season dey unfold, all eyes dey on Bernabéu. Na so we dey mark time for this football drama! Stay tuned for more gist, as di pitch dey hot!
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